District No. 5 School · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Alfred, ME: what to set up and who to call
For trash and recycling, Alfred has Alfred Transfer Station at 79 Kennebunk Road; OpenStreetMap lists it open Tue 12 pm–7:45 pm, Thu 2 pm–5:45 pm, Sat 8 am–3:45 pm. Voting is local here: the Alfred Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alfred, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Alfred.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alfred. Its homes paid an average of 27.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 a month (its average across Maine, for customers on its standard service). Maine lets you buy power from another supplier; 8% of Central Maine Power’s home customers do, and Central Maine Power still delivers it.
Start or move service: cmpco.com · (800) 750-4000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Alfred Water District
Alfred Water District supplies Alfred: about 12% of residents live in its service area. Keywood Manor MHP LLC serves another 6%. About 78% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 783 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ME0090020.
7 home internet providers serve Alfred
97% of 1,366 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 57% | 10/1 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 3% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 300/20 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 25% | 50/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Alfred Transfer Station is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Alfred, and where the rules are.
Alfred Transfer Station
79 Kennebunk Road, Alfred, ME, 04002
- Tuenoon–7:45 pm
- Thu2 pm–5:45 pm
- Sat8 am–3:45 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Nov 2023. They can change with the season, so check alfredme.gov before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alfred is in School Administrative District 57.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Alfred is in ZIP code 04002
ZIP codes where Alfred residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alfred | ZIP’s residents in Alfred |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04002 | Alfred, ME | 100% | 40% |
A few homes fall in 04087.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Alfred
When is the Alfred Transfer Station open?
Tue 12 pm–7:45 pm; Thu 2 pm–5:45 pm; Sat 8 am–3:45 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check alfredme.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Alfred’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Alfred Water District (EPA ID ME0090020). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alfred?
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Alfred?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Verizon, Redzone Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alfred?
04002. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alfred in?
School Administrative District 57.
How do I register to vote in Alfred?
In Maine you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Alfred Town Clerk. Check your registration at maine.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.